Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-09-03

fhe salgationists are creating considerable
excitement at Waseca.
The gospel army at Il Il Wing, lie causing Il
gr@ az religious excitement.
Nasa TOWNSHIP, near Reu Wing, was visitou
rs Is Gestrnctiy. windstorm.
Ge rge FiizJibsOn, confined on \ eberge II
stealing $i5J, escaped from jail ut Anoka.
The Democrats in various counties Insist
that DR.. Ames shall make the race ior GOV
ernor again.
Edttor Henry, of Jauesvllle, arrived in Ltv-
erpooi but has not found his wife, who eloped
with the Methodist minister.
"A. G. Sanbo-n, vi Pipestone. met with a
fstal accident while leading two cows, by be
Ginning entangledi III the picket ropes.
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids aud Northern
VIII bring two large excursion trains 10 Al
bert Lea TO see the wonderfulga gas weli..
| The work OF grau,u- gu the WllnSr AMI
Sioux Falls branch OF the Manitoba IS aog
under way between Wflmlr ana GRAM e Falls.
Friday, the county commissioners condemn
I'd the building used for a court house at
New Uim, and decided 10 build q so, 900
court house.
The county commissioners ot Winona
county VIII receive bids for the building Of a
court-house at the city OF Wluona 10 cost
100000.
Rev. r. 5 Cross has resigned the paStoratc
Of the Congregational ohurcs at Cannon
Falls TO accept a call to tue Con9reCa.io Al
church OF Sspk Center.
TN, nup 1N,,,y n,.of ,,r~-.gt-. -t.,
Fighting has definitely decided on Ave , 900
candle power are lights 20 be used IN lighting
the streets tue coming year.
The city council OF Cannon Falls has de-
cii'd 10 pat IN water works on top 81 Lime
* In Bluff, the water to be carried into he
village by 1 800 feet Of water mains.
Mr.. BrubaNer, father Of Edward Brubaker
and an old-time resident Of Wasecs, died at
the residence OF his son on Monday. His re-
mains were taken on The 10 p. m. train Tues
day evening to Pennsylvania for interment.
While Nicholas Stefyls, agei sixteen years,
son OF j Inn stefus, Of Highland township,
W'basha county, was shoveling in a sand.
bed near bis fathers residence, he was at
tackled 10y a rattiesnake and bitten on the
hand, from the effects of which he died in
| twelve hours.
Since All the newspapers are sending out
Invitations to President Cleveland TO visit
their section, the Prison Mirror, edited by the
c%onvicts of the Minnesota pcnitentiary, sends
al invitation. It adds, however, that the
editors of the Mirror VIII not 20 to Washing
ton To present the invitation IA person.
In connection with the new freight rates OF
the Manitoba IL Is said that President Hin
has purchased the water power at Fergus
Fail, AZ an expense Of $3.50, 900, and viii IS
tabiish Touring mills there to prevent wheat
going to the Minneapolis mills.
The feeling against the Minneapolis and st.
Louis Railroad COMPANY for its action in re-
moving in the night time the side track from
the Wolcott It Co. grain warehouse ~ Waseca,
continues to intensity, especially among tie
farming clement, and it would occasion no
surprise If q general boycott should be de-
clared by theu against all goods Of any ia
ture shipped over said compsny's roal.
TIE sampson Pence Post, q. A. r., OF Nor.
ristawn, desiring 10 inaugurate smaller en-
calnpmeNts fol the boys, a harvest ~fe:tiva,
viii be held Inviting all the old soldiers O.
Rice county and the posts at Waterville, Wa
SEGA AID Eiysian 10 join with themih this, the
first Cannon valley encampment, to be held
Tuesday and Wednesday, the 31.h and 31st.
The camp outfit Of the MapleWood Park Chsu
tauqua, which vii, be used on this occasion,
is now IA The grove at Morrlstown, being used
a. q camp nceting which closes on Tuesday
forenoon. The programme will consist o!
army supper on Tuesday evening, procession
on Wednesday forenoon, with fine speeches
and music during the entire encampment.
Ecg. Stone, Of Elmira, N. y, who has been
visiting the past summer wlth Capt. :. d..
Van CORD +, Of Nilora. was struck by a fail
/ tg stone upon tee mead, at the Van Gorder
q~latries. across from that city, last evening
aud fatally ihj jared. The fore part OF his
-huii was crushed and he was unconscious
fsom the Zine o. his ioiury until hi, Death at
. o'c'Cck Wednesday morning. Mr.. stone
vas above, half way " the bluT, looking at
one q. the cars that hal Iun of the track,
when The stoue came rol'iug iowa aud struck
rim. His vie Was here, hayingarrived about
a wees ago. Mr.. stone was for ever twenty
| Years the mas or mechanic of the Pui man re-
pair shops AZ Elmira, New York, and lett thar
position 10 accept one at Pullman, Illinois.
III heath forced him 20 giye ~ that position,
| anu since last March he has been visiting IN
| Wjnona, and has been under the care OF a
physician. He was forty.nine years cid. He
has a son in the Minneapolis aud tactic gen
era. office at Minneapolis, and a daughter,
Mrs. s. T. Hunter, residing in Eimirs, New
| York. His remains were taken 10 Elmira
Thursday evening. Mr. Stone was a member
Of the st. Omer commandery o! Knights
Templar.
Ore OF the saddest accidents that ever hap
I pened In Bata,on secured recently. A little
daughter Of Andrew Helm was almosti instant
" killed by Homes Whiting. MIR. Whiting Is
a resident Of Tracy, though seldom at horce.
H. is a travelling agent for Whiting d Car
Isle, shirt and gentlem.n's underwear deal
crs, Of st. Paul. His commercial interests. his
residence Ia Tracy and his ownership OF a
farm in this county have made him n famil-
lar acquaintance with most people In tails
region. His farm Is near Balaton, and Is
tea8nted by Andrew Helm. Mr.. Whiting, on
bis return from one OF his trips, went out TO